Reply #5: Excellent post. How dare they forget who

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put them in power. I'm sick of lectures from these psychophants, as David Sirota so correctly calls them. If they think this strategy will work, putting down those they need more than any group to stay in power, they haven't been paying attention.

Out here in the real world for Begala's and Ezra Klein's information, it is guaranteed, talking to people who voted for them for decades, that if they throw away this opportunity to get done what needs to be done, they are in for a big shock in 2010. The tactics they used, and again David Sirota is correct, shutting down any dissent or warnings from the so-called 'left', iow, the people who were always right, will not work in the election. Bush was the reason people worked so hard to give Democrats a majority.

If that majority does not achieve at least some of the goals which were the reason they were elected, many people will just stay home as the conclusion will be that it makes no difference which party is in power, whether that is right or wrong.

Never been very impressed with Begala. He is too close to his Republicans friends who he respects far more than real Democrats. Nor have I ever been too impressed with Ezra Klein either, whose views are often far too in line with those of the DLC.

David Sirota otoh, is smart, clear-thinking and he is and has been right about most of these issues.

And he is right again. We do NOT need to wait any longer and give Baucus a chance. As he says we need to push them and it appears to be working. Without the pressure from those who elected them there would be no hope at all of a public option.